Oscillatory Motion MCQ

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• Statement: Resonance is a special case of forced vibration in which the nature and frequency of vibration of the body are the same as the impressed frequency and the amplitude of forced vibration, is maximum. Reason: The amplitude of forced vibrations of a body increases with an increase in the frequency of the externally impressed periodic force.
  ক

  Both statement and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the statement

  খ

  Both statement and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the statement

  গ

  Statement is true, but the reason is false

  ঘ

  Statement and reason are false
• If the period of oscillation of mass m suspended from a spring is 2s, then the period of mass 4m will be ___________
  ক

  1s

  খ

  4s

  গ

  8s

  ঘ

  16s
• If a simple pendulum oscillates with amplitude of 50mm and time period of 2s, then its maximum velocity is?
  ক

  0.10m/s

  খ

  0.16m/s

  গ

  0.24m/s

  ঘ

  0.32m/s
• In forced oscillation of a particle, the amplitude is maximum for a frequency ω1 of the force, while the energy is maximum for a frequency ω2 of the force. Then ___________
  ক

  ω1=ω2

  খ

  ω1 is lessed than ω2

  গ

  ω1 is lesser than ω2, when damping is small and ω1 is greater than ω2, when damping is large

  ঘ

  ω1 is lesser than ω2
• Two bodies M and N of equal masses are suspended from separate massless spring of spring constants k1 and k2 respectively. If the two bodies oscillate vertically such that their maximum velocities are equal, the ratio of the amplitude of variation of M to that of N is?
  ক

  k1/k2

  খ

  √(k1/k2)

  গ

  k2/k1

  ঘ

  √(k2/k1)
• A simple pendulum has a time period T. The pendulum is completely immersed in a non-viscous liquid, whose density is 1/10th of that of the material of the bob. The time period of the pendulum is immersed in the liquid is?
  ক

  T

  খ

  T/10

  গ

  √(9/10) T

  ঘ

  √(10/9) T
• The time period of a simple pendulum on a satellite, orbiting around the earth, is ___________
  ক

  Infinite

  খ

  Zero

  গ

  84.6 min

  ঘ

  24 hours
• A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an angular velocity of 3.5 rad/sec and maximum velocity acceleration 7.5 m/s2 respectively. What is the amplitude of oscillations?
  ক

  0.28m

  খ

  0.36m

  গ

  0.707m

  ঘ

  Zero
• A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude a. The period of oscillation is T. The minimum time taken by the particle to travel half of the amplitude from the equilibrium position is?
  ক

  T/12

  খ

  T/8

  গ

  T/4

  ঘ

  T/2
• A mass m is suspended from a spring. Its frequency of oscillation is f. The spring is cut into two halves and the same mass is suspended from one of the two pieces of the spring. The frequency of oscillation of mass will be ___________
  ক

  √2 f

  খ

  f/2

  গ

  f

  ঘ

  2f
• A particle is executing simple harmonic motion at midpoint of mean position and extremely. What is the potential energy in terms of total energy (E)?
  ক

  E/4

  খ

  E/16

  গ

  E/2

  ঘ

  E/8
• A spring of spring constant 5×103N/m is stretched initially by 5cm from the unstretched position. Then the work done to stretch is further by another 5cm is?
  ক

  6.25Nm

  খ

  12.50Nm

  গ

  18.75Nm

  ঘ

  25Nm
• The length of a simple pendulum executing simple harmonic motion is increased by 21%. The percentage increase in the time period of the pendulum of increases length is?
  ক

  50%

  খ

  21%

  গ

  30%

  ঘ

  10.5%
• The displacement of a simple harmonic motion doing oscillation when kinetic energy = potential energy (amplitude = 4cm) is?
  ক

  2√2cm

  খ

  2cm

  গ

  1/√2 cm

  ঘ

  √2 cm
• Which of the following functions represents a simple harmonic oscillation?
  ক

  sinωt-cosωt

  খ

  sinωt+sin2ωt

  গ

  sinωt-sin2ωt

  ঘ

  sin2 ωt
• What is the time period of a pendulum hanged in a satellite? (T is the time period on earth)
  ক

  Zero

  খ

  T

  গ

  Infinite

  ঘ

  T/√6
• Statement: In simple harmonic motion, the velocity is maximum, when the acceleration is minimum. Reason: Displacement and velocity in simple harmonic motion is differ in phase by π/2.
  ক

  Both statement and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the statement

  খ

  Both statement and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the statement

  গ

  Statement is true, but the reason is false

  ঘ

  Statement and reason are false
• A lightly damped oscillator with a frequency v is set in motion by a harmonic driving force of frequency v’. When v’ is lesser than v, then the response of the oscillator is controlled by ___________
  ক

  Spring constant

  খ

  Inertia of the mass

  গ

  Oscillator frequency

  ঘ

  Damping coefficient
• There is a simple pendulum hanging from the ceiling of a lift. When the lift is standstill, the time period of the pendulum is T. If the resultant acceleration becomes g/4, then the new time period of the pendulum is?
  ক

  0.8T

  খ

  0.25T

  গ

  2T

  ঘ

  4T
• A simple pendulum is attached to the roof of a lift. If the time period of oscillation, when the lift is stationary is T, then the frequency of oscillation when the lift falls freely, will be ___________
  ক

  Zero

  খ

  T

  গ

  1/T

  ঘ

  ∞
• A spring of force constant 800N/m has an extension of 5cm. The work done in extending it from 5cm to 15cm is?
  ক

  8J

  খ

  16J

  গ

  24J

  ঘ

  32J
• An object of mass 0.2kg executes simple harmonic motion along the x-axis with a frequency of (25/π)Hz. At the position x = 0.04, the object has kinetic energy of 0.5J and potential energy 0.4J. The amplitude of oscillation is?
  ক

  6cm

  খ

  4cm

  গ

  8cm

  ঘ

  2cm
• The motion of the earth about its axis is periodic and simple harmonic.
  ক

  True

  খ

  False